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"I'm calling on those businesses
that haven't brought jobs back to
take this opportunity to get the
American people back to work."
President Obama, 2012
Bringing back manufacturing to America
Ford Motor Co.: 2,000 jobs have been returned to Ford's
factories in the U.S. from overseas (ex. Japan, Mexico and
India).
Caterpillar: A US$200 million Caterpillar plant in Georgia
will employ 1,400 people by 2020, shifting production
from its facility in Japan.
Farouk Systems: Is moving some final assembly of hair
irons and dryers from China and South Korea to a 1,000-
worker factory in Houston, Texas.